Meet My Donkey

The Donkey

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February 17th 2008
When we arrived in Luxor, Big Mo informed us that a popular evening activity was to take a donkey, horse, or camel ride through the countryside and villages of the West Bank, before arriving at a local Egyptian restaurant for a meal. Not everyone in our group was up to ride anything, and in particular, my parents felt that they would be too large for a donkey. For me, the chance to ride a donkey - ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more